Background
Tsushima, Toshio was born on March 13, 1937 in Tokyo. Son of Ichiro and Hisae Tsushima.
Tsushima, Toshio was born on March 13, 1937 in Tokyo. Son of Ichiro and Hisae Tsushima.
Doctor of Medicine, University Tokyo, 1963. Doctor of Philosophy, University Tokyo, 1971.
Intern University Tokyo, 1963-1964, resident, 1964-1971. Research fellow McGill University, Montreal, Canada, 1972-1973, University Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada, 1973-1974. Assistant professor University Tokyo, 1975-1978.
Associate professor Tokyo Women's College, 1978-1981, professor medicine, 1981—2002. Professor emeritus Tokyo (Japan) Women's Medical University, since 2002. Chief investigator Institute Growth Science, Tokyo, 1981-1996.
Member Japan Endocrine Society (board directors 1975), Japan Thyroid Society (board directors 1983, president 1999-2000, Miyake prize 2001), American Endocrine Society, New York Academy of Sciences.
Married Setsuko Katahira, June 6, 1967. Children: Yuko, Taro, Jiro.